USPTO Patents Application 09476386

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Application No.: 09/476,386

Filing Date: 12/30/1999

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
In re Application of: German tt al.
Application No. 09/476,386
Filed: December 30, 1999

Patents

For: A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED ) Confirmation No.: 7757

METHOD FOR PROVIDING A
CONSUMER-TO CONSUMER PAYMENT
SERVICE (AS AMENDED)

AMENDMENT AS TO FORMALITIES AFTER CLOSE OF PROSECUTION UNDER

EX PARTE QUAYLE

Art Unit: 3628
Examiner: Poinvil, Frantzy

Mail Stop Amendment
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

In response to the Office Action mailed January 26, 2006, with a shortened two-month
statutory period for response, please amend the application strictly as to formalities as follows
and consider the appended remarks. In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.121, the present amendment
is submitted in separate sections as follows:

1 . A Listing of Claims begins on page 2 of this paper.

2. Remarks begin on page 30 of this paper.

I hereby certify that this correspondence is being □ deposited with the United States
Postal Service as First Class tnafl in an envelope addressed to Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Arlington, VA 22313-1450, or ^transmitted t0 ^ gg t Patent and
Trademark Office by facsimile to number (571) 273-8300, on this day of March 27, 2006.

No. 30,368

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